Netherlands · 52.37° N 4.90° E

Amsterdam

Canal houses and starred tables. 13 places, chosen and checked for 2026.

3Palace hotels

5Michelin tables

1Private members' clubs

1Golf clubs

1Cigar lounges & whisky bars

2After dark · 18+

Amsterdam is canal houses turned palace hotels, four two-star restaurants and the old tobacconist on the Rokin. Its liberal reputation is real, and strictly licensed.

Where to stay

Palace hotels in Amsterdam

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Grand hotel in Amstel river

InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam

Amsterdam's grand hotel on the Amstel since 1867, long the city's address for royalty and visiting stars.

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Luxury hotel in Herengracht · Golden Bend

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

Six 17th-century canal palaces on the Herengracht joined into one hotel, with a hidden garden behind them.

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Luxury hotel in Van Baerlestraat · Museum Quarter

Conservatorium Hotel

A 19th-century bank and former music conservatory beside the Museumplein, turned into a hotel in 2012 with a glass-roofed atrium lounge.

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In the evening

Michelin tables in Amsterdam

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Two Michelin stars✱✱ in Hotel Okura · De Pijp

Ciel Bleu

Amsterdam's best-known two-star restaurant, on the 23rd floor of the Hotel Okura, with views across the whole city.

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Two Michelin stars✱✱ in De L'Europe · Muntplein

Flore

Bas van Kranen's restaurant at the De L'Europe hotel on the Amstel, built around Dutch produce.

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Two Michelin stars✱✱ in The Dylan · Keizersgracht

Vinkeles

Dennis Kuipers's restaurant at The Dylan, a canal-house hotel on the Keizersgracht.

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Two Michelin stars✱✱ in Amstel

Restaurant 212

Counter dining on the Amstel river, where guests watch the kitchen at work.

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One Michelin star✱ in Hotel Okura

Yamazato

Classic Japanese kaiseki at the Hotel Okura, holder of a Michelin star since 2002.

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By invitation

Private members' clubs in Amsterdam

Members' club in Spui · Centrum

Soho House Amsterdam

Soho House Amsterdam fills the Bungehuis, a listed 1930s former trading house on the Spui, with bedrooms, restaurants and a rooftop for members.

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By day

Golf clubs in Amsterdam

Private club in Badhoevedorp · Schiphol

The International

An inland links designed by Ian Woosnam beside Schiphol's runways, host of the Dutch Open in 2019 and 2024. Strictly private: visitors play only as a member's guest.

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At dusk